DOC (v1)

He was sold in 1984 and was discontinued domestically in 1985. In 1986 and 1987, Hasbro Direct offered Doc as part of the "Original Adventure Team" mail-in set. He came packaged in a plastic bag and came with nine other figures in a carrying case.

Filecard Information

Graduated from Harvard Medical School, completed residency at Johns Hopkins. Hoped for a guarantee of a G.I. Joe assignment upon establishment. Told flatly that the Army made no such deals. Doc enlisted anyway and achieved his goal through ordinary channels. Graduated Airborne School, Mountaineering School, and Desert Training Unit.
An avowed pacifist, Doc believes that "the G.I. Joe team is the best we have. We send them into the worst situations imaginable because that's where we need them most. When the going gets rough, they need something more than a pill roller. I'm their man!"

Note that the figure's head only turns left and right - it does not allow the head to look up and down. The heads only turned left and right until the the swivel ball head that was introduced in 1985 (Series Four).

International Variants

In Argentina, Doc was recolored with silver sunglasses and released as S.O.S.. In Brazil and Mexico, Doc was released with different arms.

Versions of Doc (v1)

The 2007 female "G.I. Joe Doc" character is the niece of the male "Doc/G.I. Joe Doc" character.

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